I: Introduction - Address of the American Congress “To the People of Ireland,” in 1775 - Satistics and Condition of Ireland - Ireland in 1843 - O’Connell - The Repeal Debate in the Corporation of Dublin - The “Monster Meetings” in 1843 - Opinion in the English Parliament - Sir Robert Peel’s Declaration in Answer to Mr Bernal [Osborne].

II: “Repeal Year” (1843) - Resources of O’Connell - Clare Election, and Catholic Emancipation - Shiel - “Young Ireland” - Davis, Dillon, Duffy - The “Nation” - Resources of the English - Disarming Laws.

III: “The Repeal Year” still - O’Brien’s Motion - Arms Bill - Sir Edward Sugden - Dismissed Magistrates - Arbitrators - More Monster Meetings.

IV: O’Connell’s Oratory - Its Themes - The Whigs - Davis and the “Nation” - The Young Agitators - Tara Meeting - Council of Three Hundred - The Queen’s Speech against Repeal - Great Meeting at Mullaghmast - Meeting at Clontarf forbidden.

V: Determination of the Enemy - Clontarf - The “Projected Massacre” - Arrest of O’Connell and the “Conspirators” - Opening of “Conciliation Hall” - O’Brien joins the Repealers - Preparation for the Trials.

VI: The Trial - System of “Selecting” a Jury in Ireland - Verdict against O’Connell - Debate in Parliament on the State of Ireland - Operation of the Arms Act - Sentence and Imprisonment of O’Connell.

VII: O’Connell in Prison - Davis; his Misgivings - Reversal of the Judgment - Whig Law Lords - Rejoicings in Dublin - The People disappointed - Federalism - O’Brien.

VIII: Approach of the Famine, in 1845 - Repeal prospects after the liberation of O’Connell - Irish Produce exported to England in 1844 - Arms and Detectives in return for it - “Landlord and Tenant” Commission - Ejectment Legislation - Condition of Ireland in 1845 - The Devon Commission - The Tenant-Right of Ulster - Conspiracy of Landlords and Legislators - Sir Robert Peel.

IX: Land-Tenure Report - O’Brien - Eighty-Two Club - Grey Porter - A National Militia - President Polk and Orgeon Territory - Robert Tyler - Colleges Bill - MacNevin - James Haughton - John O’Connell and General Jackson - Lord Stanley’s Bill - “Surplus Population” - Death of Davis - Famine.

X: Davis; his influence, aim, and labours - His opinion of “Imposing Demonstrations” - His Letters - His Death - Fate of MacNevin.

XI: Duties of Government - Alms - Playfair and Lindley - Memorial of the Corporation and Citizens of Dublin - Lord Heytesbury - O’Connell’s proposals - O’Brien’s - Meeting of Parliament - Coercion Bill - Repeal of the Corn Laws - Relief.

XII: Loss of the Irish Crops - Accounts between England and Ireland - Rapid export of Irish harvest and cattle - Sir Robert Peel’s “Remedial Measures” - O’Brien in Parliament - English Press on “Alms” - Sir Robert Peel’s two weapons - Repeal Association - Resistance to the Coercion Bill - Extermination in Connaught - The “Nation” and Young Ireland - Another State Prosecution - Change of Ministry.

XIII: “Relief of Famine” - Importations of grain - Imprisonment of O’Brien - Destruction of the Repeal Association - The Labour-rate Act - More Poor Law Extermination - Recruiting.

XIV: Labour-rate Act - Digging holes - England begs for us - Out-door Relief - “Fast and humiliation” - Quarter-acre clause - The Calculations of “Political Circles” - Two millions of Celtic corpses - America baffled - Parish coffins - Repudiation of Alms by the Nation.

XV: Death of O’Connell - His character - Arrangements for the next year’s famine - Emigration - Report of a “Select Committee” - A New Coercion Act - The Crisis approaches.

XVI: Lord Clarendon, Viceroy - Subterranean agencies of Government - Monahan, Attorney-General - Galway Election.

XVII: Dublin during the Famine - “Young Ireland” - Alarm of the Moneyed Classes - “S. G. O.” - Sudden meeting of Parliament - New Coercion Act - Differences in the Irish Confederation - Break up in the “Nation Office” - O’Brien - The United Irishman.

XVIII: The “United Irishman” Newspaper - Nature of the enterprise - Effect of the French Revolution of February, 1848 - Situation of the Government - Examples.

XIX: March, 1848 - The French Revolution - Waterford Election - Aggregate Meeting in Dublin - Prosecution of O’Brien, Meagher, and Mitchel - O’Brien in the English Parliament - The “Treason-Felony” Act - Trial of O’Brien and Meagher for “Sedition” - The “United Irishman” - Trials for illegal drilling - Prosecution for “Sedition” abandoned - Arrest of Mitchel for “Treason-Felony”.

XX: Rage of the British Press - Protestant Repeal Associations - Lord Clarendon’s Manoeuvres among the Orangemen - Proclamations against “Communists” - The Chartists and Irish in England - Letter to the Protestants of the North - Prosecution.

XXI: Juries in Ireland - Whig professions of impartiality - In the Dock - Holmes - Challenging the array - Closing Scene - The Clubs restrained - Meagher’s Account - My last week in Ireland.

XXII: Triumph of the Enemy - The “Irish Tribune” - The Editors - Habeas Corpus suspended - Numerous Arrests - O’Brien takes to the Country - Carrick - Killenaule - Ballingarry - Dispersion of the people - No Insurrection.

XXIII: Arrest of O’Brien; of Meagher; of MacManus, etc. - Trials - Excuse for more Jury-packing - Excitement in England - Trial of Chartists - Special Commission in Clonmel - Trial of O’Brien for High Treason - Sentence of Death - Trials of MacManus, O’Donohoe, and Meagher - Commutation of the Sentences of Death - Plan for a New “Plantation of Ireland” - Systematic vilification of the Celtic Irish by English writers.

XXIV: Consummation of the “Conquest” - The Queen’s Speech in 1849 - More Coercion - More Poor-law - Depopulation: condition of the people, as described by Mr Duffy in 1849 - Lord John Russell’s “Rate-in-aid” - The “Incumbered Estates Act” - Result to Ireland of Incumbered Estates Court - Queen’s Visit to Ireland in 1849: Popular feeling in Dublin suppressed by the Police - Ireland “tranquil,” “improving,” and “prosperous” - Statistics - Recapitulation - Conclusion.